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Definitions

soft

[sawft, soft] / sɔft, sɒft /
ADJECTIVE
cushioned, squishy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
comfortable comfy creamy delicate easy elastic flexible fluffy mushy plastic pliable rounded silky smooth spongy supple thin velvety
WEAK
bendable cottony cozy cushiony cushy doughy downy ductile easeful feathery fine flabby fleecy fleshy flimsy flocculent flowing fluid formless furry gelatinous impressible limp malleable moldable pappy pithy pulpy quaggy satiny silken snug squashy yielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hard inflexible rigid rough stiff unbendable unflexible unpliable unyielding
WEAK
firm
ADJECTIVE
faint, temperate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bland comfortable cool delicate dull gentle low mellow mild muted pastel quiet smooth soothing subdued sweet
STRONG
diffuse
WEAK
ashen balmy caressing cushy dim dimmed dulcet dusky hazy lenient light low-key mellifluous melodious misty murmured pale pallid pleasing restful shaded sober tinted toned-down twilight understated wan whispered
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitated boisterous excited harsh loud rough strong troubled violent
WEAK
hard severe smart stern strict
ADJECTIVE
compassionate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
easy gentle lax simple tender weak
WEAK
affectionate amiable benign courteous easygoing effortless gracious indulgent kind kindly lenient liberal manageable overindulgent permissive pitying sensitive sentimental spineless sympathetic tenderhearted undemanding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hard rough strict
WEAK
callous firm harsh rigid severe stern uncompassionate unyielding
ADJECTIVE
out of condition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fat weak
WEAK
doughy flabby flaccid fleshy formless gone to seed limp out of shape overindulged pampered untrained
Antonyms
WEAK
callous firm fit healthy strong well
ADJECTIVE
stupid
Synonyms
STRONGEST
simple
WEAK
daft fatuous feeble-minded foolish silly witless
Antonyms
WEAK
intelligent smart
ADJECTIVE
nonalcoholic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alcohol-free nonalcoholic
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hard intoxicating

Example Sentences

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Where long-simmered soups rely on time to build depth, these build it through contrast: creamy against sharp, rich against bright, soft against crisp.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Get thee to a department store for some soft furnishings.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

But metals businesses like it, along with fertilizer and chemical enterprises, are now competitive global players because Gulf governments invested in hard and soft infrastructure adjacent to the oil business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Even before the conflict, consumers were contending with a soft labor market and a savings rate that left little room to absorb a sudden shock.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Something soft fell into my lap—my uniform jacket—and I looked up at Professor Brown and smiled my thanks as I shrugged it on over goose-bump-riddled shoulders.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.